SEVERAL FACTORS PLAYED A ROLE IN THE DEADLY LAC- MEGANTIC TRAIN DERAILMENT AND EXPLOSION. THOSE WORDS COMING FROM A NEW REPORT RELEASED TODAY. IT'S OUR FIRST GLIMPSE INTO WHAT INVESTIGATORS HAVE FOUND -- AND WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING -- TO PREVENT ANOTHER TRAGEDY. WMTW NEWS 8'S DAVID CHARNS IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE NEW INFORMATION. THIS REPORT SAYS NO SINGLE FACTOR... AND NO SINGLE PERSON... LED TO THE DEADLY TRAIN DERAILMENT... AND EXPLOSION. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY CANNOT BRING BACK THE 47 LIVES LOST... BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE A SIMILAR TRAGEDY... DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. A áNEWá REPORT SAYS áMULTIPLEá FACTORS LED TO THE DEADLY LAC- MEGANTIC TRAIN EXPLOSION. "In all, we found 18 factors that played a roll. Take any one of them out of the equation and this accident may not have happened." CANADIAN INVESTIGATORS SAY A MIX OF BREAKING SYSTEMS ON BOARD THE 72-CAR-LONG TRAIN -- CARRYING OIL -- WERE TURNED OFF WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED ON BOARD. THEY SAY THE UNATTENDED TRAIN THEN SLID DOWN A INCLINE -- DERAILING IN LAC-MEGANTIC -- KILLING 47 PEOPLE. "This accident has prompted strong action. Transport Canada and the railway industry responded faster and went farther than I have ever seen them go before." THE 200-PAGE REPORT CITING A LACK OF SAFETY FOR BOTH THE TRAIN OPERATOR -- AND CANADA'S TRANSPORTATION AGENCY. ONE FACTOR THEY SAY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT -- "M-M-A DID NOT THROUGHLY IDENTIFY AND MANAGE THE RISKS TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATIONS." BUT THEY SAY ONE SOLE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT TO BLAME -- WRITING: "IT COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED WHETHER SINGLE- PERSON TRAIN OPERATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCORRECT SECUREMENT OF THE TRAIN." THE REPORT ALSO PRAISES FIRST RESPONDERS... SAYING THEY WERE ADEQUATELY PREPARED. STILL -- CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -- SUCH AS IMPROVED MACHINERY TO PREVENT RUNWAY TRAINS -- MOVING FORWARD. IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE TOWN OF LAC- MEGANTIC. A RECONSTRUCTION PLAN SHOULD BE READY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AND SEVERAL BUSINESSES DESTROYED LAST JULY... HAVE RE- OPENED. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, DAVID CHARNS, WMTW NEWS